What are these people doing?What are these people doing?

They are They are celebrating!celebrating!

What are these people What are these people celebrating?celebrating?

They are celebrating Christmas.They are celebrating Christmas.

Note! Celebrate is a (Note! Celebrate is a (vivi) as ) as well as a (well as a (vtvt).).

We can say...We can say... On my birthday, I will On my birthday, I will

celebratecelebrate.. Chinese people Chinese people celebratecelebrate

Mid-Autumn day.Mid-Autumn day.

What are these peopleWhat are these peoplecelebrating?celebrating?

They are celebrating a wedding.They are celebrating a wedding.

These people are celebrating These people are celebrating because...because...

...they have just graduated from...they have just graduated fromuniversity.university.

Why are Why are Venus and Venus and Serena Serena celebratincelebrating?g?

They have They have just...just...

We can also ask this kind of We can also ask this kind of question...question...

How do people celebrate...How do people celebrate... What do people do to What do people do to

celebrate...celebrate... For example...For example...

How do you celebrate the Mid-How do you celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival?Autumn Festival?

What do Chinese people do toWhat do Chinese people do tocelebrate the New Year?celebrate the New Year?

Lantern Lantern Festivals !!Festivals !!

How do the British celebrateHow do the British celebrateChristmas?Christmas?

Listen!Listen!

You are going to hear some You are going to hear some celebrations. What celebrations. What celebrations can you hear? celebrations can you hear? How do you know? What are How do you know? What are the important clues (the important clues ( 线索线索 )?)?

What a lunch!What a lunch!

TurkeyTurkey

Christmas puddingChristmas pudding

ToysToys

Paper hatsPaper hats

What is the What is the celebration?celebration?

They are They are celebraticelebrati

ngngChristmasChristmas

!!

An exciting gameAn exciting game Our team won at lastOur team won at last Let's have a drink to Let's have a drink to

celebrate!celebrate! Why are they celebrating?Why are they celebrating?

CandlesCandles Big cake Big cake Good wishesGood wishes What are they celebrating?What are they celebrating?

The man is putting a The man is putting a ring on the woman's ring on the woman's finger! How happy finger! How happy they are!they are!

5,4,3,2,1...Happy New 5,4,3,2,1...Happy New Year!Year!

What are they celebrating?What are they celebrating?

What’s your favorite season?What’s your favorite season?

What festivals happen during What festivals happen during

your favoriteyour favorite seasonseason??

Reference answersReference answers

In spring: In spring: Women’s Day, Labor Women’s Day, Labor DayDay

In summer: In summer: Dragon Boat Dragon Boat Festival, Children’s Day, Festival, Children’s Day, Army’s DayArmy’s Day

In autumn: In autumn: Mid-Autumn Day, Mid-Autumn Day, Teachers’ Day, National DayTeachers’ Day, National Day

In winter: In winter: New Year’s Day, New Year’s Day, Spring Festival, Lantern Spring Festival, Lantern FestivalFestival

Lesson9 Chinese Seasonal FestivalsLesson9 Chinese Seasonal Festivals

Fast-reading:Fast-reading: Match the Pictures with the Match the Pictures with the

festivals.festivals.

Detailed reading:Detailed reading: Fill in the tableFill in the table of Ex.3of Ex.3

FestivalsFestivals Season &date/ Season &date/ monthmonth

Typical food or Typical food or activitiesactivities

Mid-Mid-Autumn Autumn FestivalFestival

The Dragon The Dragon Boat Boat

FestivalFestival

The The Lantern Lantern FestivalFestival

September or October

Moon cakes

Sweet dumplings

5th day of 5th month of the lunar year

15th day of 1st month of the lunar calendar

Zongzip

meet in the evening and watch the moon

people make different kinds of lanterns

organise the dragon boat races

Now speak!Now speak!

Now it's your turn! Tell Now it's your turn! Tell your partner in English your partner in English about the last time you about the last time you celebrated!celebrated!

Important structuresImportant structures

Autumn :Autumn : be celebrated by sb.be celebrated by sb. be said to be said to at its biggest and brightestat its biggest and brightest be a special occasion forbe a special occasion for

traditional traditional bean paste bean paste 豆馅豆馅 salted egg yolks salted egg yolks 咸鸭蛋黄咸鸭蛋黄 fruit moon cakes fruit moon cakes

Autumn :

Winter :Winter :

Lantern Festival Lantern Festival 元宵节元宵节 falls onfalls on lunar month lunar month 阴历月阴历月 markmark the end of the end of lanterns lanterns were lit towere lit to

celebrate…celebrate…

Winter:Winter: the power of light the power of light overover

darknessdarkness be destroyedbe destroyed burn down burn down be fooledbe fooled be decorated withbe decorated with

in many shapes and sizesin many shapes and sizes

in the north-eastern part ofin the north-eastern part of sweet dumplings sweet dumplings 元宵元宵 be served be served

Summer :Summer :

the lunar yearthe lunar year mark the beginning ofmark the beginning of be be organisedorganised by by in recent yearsin recent years from other culturesfrom other cultures

take part intake part in enjoy the funenjoy the fun sticky ricesticky rice bamboo leaf bamboo leaf 粽叶粽叶

Language pointsLanguage points

celebrate vi. & vt.celebrate vi. & vt. celebration ncelebration n celebrity celebrity (1)famous person(1)famous person 名人名人 ;; (2)being famous(2)being famous 著名名望著名名望

tradition ---- traditionaltradition ---- traditional paste paste 面团，糨糊，肉酱面团，糨糊，肉酱 toothpastetoothpaste

lunar----solarlunar----solar solar energy, solar cell, solar solar energy, solar cell, solar

systemsystem mark the beginning /end ofmark the beginning /end of light----lit----litlight----lit----lit